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improvement of the Mississippi.

"Wlll not the improvement of
the Mississippi river he enormous
" costly, and besides of very diff
cult realization on account of the
low character of the valley and
the high sill on which the river
fiowsin This question was thus
answered by the Hon. Mr.. Book
walter, of Ohio:
al think the engineering diff
culties will fade under science and
practice, like the jettying of the
Mississippi, the bridging of it, and
many other things which were
thought hard to do. But as to the
National Importance of improving
and perfecting that navigation
there is not the least doubt in the
mind of any man who studies the
statistics of the country and sees
the wants of the people. In Eu-
rope they have, without regard to
the introduction of railroads, i'm
proved their rivers and rills, and
still keep them as perpetual help
to the farmers and producers, Civ.
ing q healthy competition to the
railroad system, and in Europe,
for instance, you find such a net
work of little canals and slack
water navigations that it is com
mon thing there to see an iron
dam laid down in the bottom of
the river to give a water lift and
not permit the water to overflow
the surrounding country. The
rivers OF Europe are still of the
greatest Importance to its people,
and will never cease to be so ;
they are the pride of that conti-
nent. But America has such mag
nifcent rivers and such a wonder.
full system in the Mississippi, that
it is o matter of astonishment
abroad that artificial roads have
so far operated as almost to de.
prive that river of such cargoes
as 1t had before the day of steam
Nature pointed the way for every
thing when she put her water
course down. The railroad sys
tenn has gridironed the country in
opposite directions. AS long al
the competition of these railroads
made the hauling of grain from
far distant places q matter of thu
cheapest kind of transportation
there was no demand from th'
Northwest for the Improvement o
the Mississippi, but this bill ant
the attitude the Eastern railroad
have taken upon it will now jon
the West and South for the com
mencement of work on nature
great channel. The saving of on
cent bushel on the hauling o
grain will make a difference o
S2O,000,000 to the producers there
of. This is the interest on an i'm
mense sum Of money!
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The Farmers of the TazOO Delta.
memphis Appeal

MemphtS Appeal
On the 10th of May next, at
Greenville, MISS, the Farmers AS.
sOciation of the Mississippi Delta
will hold its first meeting since its
organization. Composed exclusive.
ly of farmers, ii will discuss moth.
ing that is not pertinent to the IN.
terests of that useful class of citi.
zens. 1t will discuss nothing that
is not for the advancement of the
farmers and their laborers, moth.
ing that is not for the betterment
of the condition of the latter and
the lessening of the burdens that
rest SO heavily upon the tillers of
the soil. Appended to the official
report of the meeting at which the
association was formed, we fluid Il
statement that "the workings of
this organization are not indeed
to be controlled and indicated
by arbitrary agencies and lines.
Hence its influence Is not mani
tested through direct operation
or even subject to exact measure.
ment. Mainly the purposes of the
association are TO be achieved
through enlightenment, the crea-
tion of q sentiment of reform and
progress.
That the agriculture of the coun
try is barnacled with false meth.
DDS, that its pathway is strewn
with waste and loss is known
to all.n To get rid of these
methods and barnacles and make
the management and labor simpler
and clearer, aud rescue both frou
the clutches of classes TO whicl
hitherto they have been as slaves
is a work that may well engage thu
farmers of the Yazoo Delta, which
in a few years is to be the riches
farming section in the Unite'
States. The better to accom-
pIlsh this the association declar,
"there should be county and evel
beat suborganizations established
throughout the Delta. But tn
sentiment through which these cal
alone be vita,ized into effectiy
and useful bodies does not yet eS
ist. Hence the convention reste
its action with the creation of q
Executive Committee, compose
of active and progressive men
bers. Through it future meeting
will be accomplished. And wit
such interchange of ideas and e,
perlence as the ASSOCIATION NEE
ings afford, and through the dii
semination of practial and INTEL
gent papers, the desired spirit wi
be aroused and directed.p TIL
meeting in May, if II in the leas
degree reaches up even to thi
admittedly indefinite plan, will b
a great encouragement to futur
operations.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-16
The DemagOguery OF the opposition
to the Rivers and Harb0rs Bill.
New Mississippian.l


The idea often advanced by the
more stupid and shallow of the
sophists who oppose the Rivers
and Harbors Bill, is that "the
Government has no right to tax
the poor people of the hill coun.
ties to help and protect the veal.
thy citizens of the Mississippi
Valley"
Under the miserable logic ofthis
argument, the Government could
make no internal Improvement
whatever; as in every instance it
might be said that the poorer peo-
pie of certain districts were being
taxed to aid a wealthier district.
In reality the people of one dis.
trict are not taxed to help the peo.
Pile of another district-they are
taxed to protect and sustain the
whole government, and the poorer
they are, the less is the amount of
tax they pay.
The "wealthy farmers to which
they refer pay much larger tax
into the State treasury than those
"poor farmers" and yet there is
no complaint from the hillites at
the fact that the swampers are
taxed for their benefit.
Under no form of government
would it be possible for each tax
payer to receive back the exact
and seperate benefit from his indl.
vidual taxes.
In rich counties, and in cities
where there is done an immense
amount of postal business, the
people pay a far higher rate of
postage than would be necessary
to pay for carrying their own mail
matter; and they pay this to sup.
port the star routes, and postal
service in thinly settled districts,
where the receipts of postoffices
are but q few cents a day-and
where If 1t were not that others
are taxed for their benefit, taxed
to support these overland routes
through their thinly settled dis
tricts, they would have to pay as
much as q dollar postage on each
letter they mail.
This is government of the
whole people, for the benefit of the
whole people, cooperating togeth-
er for the benefit of all, and not a
congregation of opposing sections
with variant and hostile interests
to be advantaged by warning with
each other.
The writer has never lived in
the great valley-born and reared
upon the reddest and bleakest of
our barren hills, the interests of
the hill farmers are his interests
but far be ii from him ever to in.
dulge in that sentiment so infinite
" mean and Indignantly stupid,
that any portion of our country
should not be protected, because
to protect them other people must
; be taxed.
The treasury vaults are almost
bursting with idle wealth, the rate
of taxation has long remained the
same, regardless of economy OF
extravaganza, and whether this
amount IS expended upon the i'm
provement Of the great river, ol
is allowed to remain as useless
and idle as q Shylock's gold, In
: the packed vaults of the treasury
:. the people of the bill and the val
ley will still pay the same excise
on whisky and tobacco, and thu
same forty six per cent. upon thell
: imports.
The fire loss during March In the Uni
ted States and Canada l. estimated q
SIC. 900. or 8. .5'0. 900 aboteti,e aver
il aoe 6n<sno tho uazI twelve wears.
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IN Aerostle Outrage.
IN. Y. Times.I

Nt udlb AtNA liuut 10 Nluit hdu 4
differences with our neighbor, the
n. Y. Sun. The views entertained I
by the Sun about the silver dollar, /
about the protective tariff, about |
civil service reform and about the |
President are unlike our views, and |
we commonly take great pleasure
in events, tendencies, movements
and triumphls which cause the Sun
acute suffering. This is because
in these things the Sun, as we
regard it, is sinful by nature and
made more SO by practice. But
We think we know how to put aside
mere differences of opinion with an
esteemed neighbOr, who, after all,
is human, like the rest of us-and it |
we diagnose correctly the emotion
which agitates us as we write we
are capable Offeeling just resent.
ment toward a wretch who would
covertly enter that neighbours es.
teemed columns and revile him
with his own type.
THIS atrocious violation of the
laws of decency and hospitality
was committed in yesterdays is
sue of the Evening Sun, which
gave a prominent place upon its
editorial page to tho following
verses:
GOOD ADVICE TO ADyERrIsURs.
Delighted are they who st end Of day,
Are blessed with the Evening sun, sun, suns
No paper on earth can equal It's worth,
And yet 1t is only begun, gun, gun.
IT'S newsy and ght and able to 6ght,
SO that II viii never get left, left, lefti
And every line will sparkle and shine
From pencils remarkably deft, def, deft
Read always, you know, by million orso,
Advertisements In Il will pay pay, pays
Unriyaled by all, It being so small,
Distinctly each ad will display, play, play.
This IS an acrostic. The first
letters Of the lines, reading from
the top downward, make up the
words, "Dana is a iraud,n a propo'
sition which is not only insulting,
but untrue. And the Indignation
mounts higher as wo reflect on
the artfulness with which this dia
bolical villain did his work. We
have no doubt that he is an out
side contributor, but he knew the
weak points of his his victim. His
manuscript appealed at once tC
DR.. Dana's love Of poetry and tC
his yearnlng for advertisements
He knew that after q day of weary
gnawing at the Mugwump file Mr.
Dana turns to poetry for refresh
ment, as the hart to the water
brooks. He had scanned also thu
, lean advertising columns of th,
Evening Sun. And ho used hi
: knowledge to AID his detestablC
purpose. Ills caitff verses h,
composed with skill which made
certain their acceptance and pub
lication. They were not too goot
in fact they were bad, very bad
But their imperfections benefit
ted their commercial purpose and
averted the eye Of suspicion. II
was q contemplate aud cowardly
way of getting around a poetry
! loving and thrifty old gentleman.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-16

Hon. N. y. Blanchard paid our
town a short visit last Monday, in
company with Hon. Edward j. Gay.
He inspected the river front with
his colleague and some friends,
and al glance saw the Importance
Of doing something to rectify the
harbor here. He is heart and soul
for the good work and will do his
utmost to obtain an appropriation
from Ih1 nezf ronef6zs for that
purpose.-IberyiIle South.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-16
EENYILI4BTIMES.
M COURT CALENDAR, 1857.

han eounty-Begins on the lst
4 nth dayl Of March and October
Il and may continue 8 judicial
|pma eounty-Begins on the md
\ of March l4th day. and October
II. and may continue IS judicial
..r eounty-Begins on the Srd
i after the md Msnday of March
IL and October lApril 4th.l and
htinue Is judicial days.
bwer eounty-Begins on the 6th
4 after the 2nd Monday Of March
Fs5th) and October NOV. 2is)'
II continue Il judicial days.
Lington eounty-Begins on the SIN
4 after the 2nd Monday of March
<b, and October (Dec. 5thl, and
btinue 80 judicial days.
nena county-Beglns on the 18th
A after the md Monday Of March
BIN and October january 9th,
hdmay continue II Judicial days.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-16

Regular morning service at n a. m Evenins
service, p, M. every sunday. Communion
trst sunday In each month VIM Cross.
Rector sahhnh-sch0ol al $50 A. m VIM
Cross, superintendent
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Preshrterinn Church

Preaching at II a M and p M every SUNDAY
Communion lst Sunday In February, May, Au-
gust ana November Pnyef-meeiing every
Wednesday night. Archer Pastor Sunday
school at9t r. y Thomas, sup
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Methodist Church

Preaching al II a. m. and D. m. every sun
Jay Pray cr-meetng every Wednesday night
snndny.sehool. Ds50. r. NJ standiier, Pastor
w Trigg, supt
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supreme Court.

Inns of Supreme Court-Com-
L ON the LIST Mondays of April
October.
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CHANCERY COURT.

.ena eounty-Begins on the LIST
Of April and October and may
9 judicial days.
ngton county-Begins on the 2d
of April and October, and may
Is judicial days.
II county = Begins ON the LIST
of June and December, and may
ke II judicial days.
pma county-Begins on the 81
/ of Nay and November, and may
he II judicial days.
bwer county-Begins on the LIST
! of May and November, and may
De b judicial days.
han eounty-Begins on the md
\ of May and November, and may
be 6 judicial days.
bar meetings are held by the
BIZ Supervisors as follows: Bien-
lst Monday of January to elect
commissioners. Annually first
\ of March, TO receive Tax-Collec-
borts Of delinquent and insolvent
u Monday of August to receive and
bon the Assessment Roll; LIST Mon
September to levy taxes; 2d
! of December to pass upon the
bent personal and poll list; (; and on
hday next succeeding each term o
court.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-16
Delta Land Agency.
GREENyILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

will hereafter devote my entire at-
tention and labor to the purchase and
location of lands for those desiring to
settle or invest in the Yazoo-Delta. l
am familiar with the lands throughout
this section OF the State and will an
swer all correspondence, furnish any
OF make any examination
aud location of lands desired. Planta-
tions also bought, sold and leased.
G. NJ. HELM,
Real Estate Agent and Civil Engineer
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-16
Irrival and Departure of Mails.

ARRIVE.
|estern and Southern, via Geor-
|gia Pacific. .................... $50 am
|orthern- via l.. N. o. & t.. 1870 pm
|prthern and Southern, via l..
~ v. q i...-.............. lO.3J pm
PIKE Washington Branch. 49,. $3.50 am
DEPART.
|orthern. via l.. \, o. & t.. 500 am
|orthern. Western and South
|crn, via Georgia Pacific ...... $3.50 pm
|orthern. and New Orleans and
south OF Nicksburg, via l.. n.
10. q T....................... o:oopm
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-16

MONEY !: ~; 4. s! !; !; ! = !; !;
that will start you In busl1o11
which will bring sou in more moneyright Away
than ANYTHING else in this world. Any one can
do the work and live at home. Either sex al
ages. Something new. that just coins money
for all workers We will start you capital
not needed This is one Of the genuine, impor-
tant chances Of lifetime. Those who are am-
bitious and enterprising will not delay. Grand
outfit free Address 1nuE 4 Co., Augusta,
Maine Feb. IS.
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vi GOAL uOdto w nitucItu hONci
method of towing $50 called, that
is, pushing the fleet ahead. This
has developed into regular sys-
tenn and now constitutes the most
important traffic on the river.
But the Mississippi river is very
difficult TO navigate during a large
part Of each year, owing to low
water and shoal places. This
makes navigation very hazardous
and costly at low water periods.
The towboats must lie idle and
wait for rise. Then coal fam.
inc is threatened in the lower val.
ley, and the millions of bushels
that are used costs the consumers
thousands Of dollars which they
would not have to pay if naviga-
ton was good.
The freight and passenger boats
send out smaller crafts in their
places, or venture out with light
cargoes and heavy freight rates.
These frequently "run aground in
the shadows, aud the newspapers
chronicle "boat and cargo a total
loss" All of these losses are paid
by the people who live in the Val
ley and consume its productions
and the production Of other locali-
ties which are brought to them.
There Is always plenty of water
in the river for easy navigation,
and throughout most Of its length
If no difficulties are encountered.
But there are many bad "reaches,"
where the water is spread out
over wide and shallow expanses
or is dissipated into many small
channels.
These reaches are all suscepti-
BILE of correction, and there is no
difficulty in the way of its accom-.
plshment except the want of suf.
ticient money.
If the navigation of the Mlssis'
sippi was rendered safe and easy
at all seasons the saving in cost OF
transportation, which is paid main
ly by the citizens of the valley,
would be enormous each year. A
few millions of dollars only are re.
quIred to correct this evil. The
work of improving the Mississip'
pi river has been generally recog
nized as the province of the nation
al government. IT the people ol
the Mississippi valley would awake
to the Importance of this matter
would throw off their indifference
and inform themselves q little up
on the subject, then with a unani
nous voice demand q recognition
of their needs at the hands O.
Congress, the work would soon bt
accomplished. But such ignor
ance and indifference seems Il
prevail among the people in re
gard to this matter, when their in
terests are largely at stake, that
few cranky or scheming Con
gressmen are allowed to defea
this most desirable consummatiol
because the people who sent then
to Congress do not protest.
The Mississippi Valley embodie
large proportion of the CONNER
cial and political Importance 0
the Union, and il we had bu
unanimlty in our counsels W
: could easily command the recogni
ton we are entitled to at th
hands of the National Legislature
But the trouble is, we do not il
form ourselves ON this subjec
We are too indifferent, The Gov
dens and other schemers are a
lowed to come In and obtain su
icient following Of gulllble peopl
to defeat our advancement.
Some seven years ago, the Nj
tionaI Government was induced
recognize the claims Of the Missil
sippi Valley 10 me extent OF Q
/ ganizing commission Of skIlIf'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-16

|ustice O'Bannop, Court days,
and Sd Mondays of every
bth.
|ustice Alexander, I'd and 4th
hdays of every month.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.

knERs OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
/ District, Thos Worthington
bnd District, Jno w Scott
ID District, (Pres.) N Goldstein
fth District, s II Swain
p District, Jno 7 Casey
pity Attorney, j M Jayne
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lavish Svnnrorua
Baptist Church.

Services Friday evenings at TX, and SATURDAY
mornings al lOil. j. Dogen. Rabbi.
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Fard Mississippi Lsvse Commissioners.
|gular meetings second Mondays
of January and July.

| COMMIssIONEHS.
Nv Heath, Pres't, Issaquena co.
las \ NSsea' seoaf Bolivar Co
erritt Williams Washington
II Smith county
J Phelps, Sharkey county
Nv Ferguson, Sec. and Treas.
NV Dudley, Cotton Tax Collector
IN Startling, Chief Engineer
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Corner Davis and Poplar Streets.
Preaching every SUNDAY AT n a, m, and 7:30p.
m, Prayer Meeting Tuesday, at t7:20p. m. Con-
Ference 10 sunday Of each month, al " m. The
Lords supper, n sunday Of each Quarter, at Il
m The Ladies' meeting, Thursday, at . p. IN.
sunday school, 0.1pa M n. n. King, Pastor.
u. y. Campbell, Superintendent.
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ApVERTIsINn NnnArra

Larger advertisements, quarterly, half.
yearly, and yearly,
Contracted for at Liberal Rates.
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ANNOUNCING CANDIpArEs.

Orders from transient customers, YER
bal or written, for job work, advertising.
or subscription, must be accompanied By
the cash. Accounts Of regular custo-
mers due and presented the LIST Of each
month.
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Young Mons Christian Association
Meets at The Library every Sunday afternoon NJ
O'Clock. All persons, especially strangers are
cordially Invited 10 attend
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The Town Council meets on the
Monday of each month.
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TOWN OFFICIALS.

Mayor, j. Alexander.
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District Court for southern Dis
triet of Mississippi.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08

GOOD FAMILY HORSE PERFECTLY
ORentle and sound, for tale for go at
Besssrd Bros feed store, Ne. . mckinney
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PERSONAL.

Sheriff West, of Navarro county, il
in the city on business.
Miss Ella Putnam, of East Dallas
left this morning for Linden, Illinois
where che will visit this summer.
Mrs. w. III. Howell left last night for
Catleitsburg, KY, to attend the annu-
al meeting Of the Woman's Board OF
Missions, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, Of which she Is mem
Der. She will represent the Woman's
missionary society of the North Texas
conference, OF which she is Corrc-
spending secretary.
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The HERALD regards prohibition as
the great reform movement of the age
Law and order, sobriety and peace,
happiness and prosperity Of the peo-
pie depend in great measure upon the
adoption OF the prohibitory amend
MENTAL men who may feel disposed to
improve the social, political, econom-
ical and moral condition of the country,
and especially the gentlemen whom
the people of Texas have delighted to
honor, are bound IN duty to do every
thing possible to further this move
ment. A few speeches have been
made which, with letters from several
leading statesmen, have accomplished
a great deal for prohibition. But
much more than this will be required
to carry it in Texas. At least fifty Of
the strongest men in the State should
publish at once lists of not less than
twenty-five appointments each, ar
ranged SO as not to conflict one with
another, and running up to the day of
election. Col. Mills, Judges Cook and
IIarcourt and other distinguished OPP
ponents of the measure are making
a thorough canvass Of the State,
and other work quite as effective is be-
ing done by the anti State executive
committee. Unless these men and
their industrious methods are met ev-
erywhere at the right time prohibit
ton will be defeated in Texas. It's
defeat will be the greatest misfor-
tune that has befallen Texas
since it became a State.
Reagan, maxcy. Culberson, Herndon,
Lanham, Bonner, Crawford, Ander-
son, Poindextcr, Hare, Martin, Flem-
ing, Wheeler, West, Rector, Furman,
Swain and one hundred others owe 10
the people nobler service than has
ever been imposed upon them before.
These and many more appreciate
fully the important issue of the cam
paign. They have taken some part in
the fight; but the HERALD warns
these and hundred more whose
names are not mentioned that the
amendment will be defeated unless its
supporters come together and double
their efforts.